10 Oct 2014

A Walk with Daniel DeVito – Meet the 28-year-old IT consultant who wants to be the next mayor of Vaughan

The municipal election is just around the corner and the people of Vaughan will once again head back to the polls to decide who will lead the city as mayor. You’ll see some familiar names on the ballot, such as...
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10 Oct 2014

Political War Stories

Former provincial politician Greg Sorbara gives City Life early access to his memoir The Battlefield of Ontario Politics and reflects on his time on the frontlines The darkest hour of Greg Sorbara’s political career came swiftly and without warning. It...
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08 Aug 2014

Setting the Bar – Vivian Risi

There’s nothing Vivian Risi does that is done the ordinary way. Her manner of philanthropy especially goes beyond the commonplace, motioning a special kind of collective awe from the public and her peers. From raising millions for society’s most vulnerable,...
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06 Aug 2014

Woodbridge Art School and Gallery

Twenty years ago, Catherine Sgro began teaching art classes from her home in Vaughan as a side project. Today, her Woodbridge Art School has grown not only into an award-winning fine arts academy, but York Region’s largest and most renowned....
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09 Jun 2014

A Note of Hope

The Story of Rebecca and John Chandy The first time I saw my husband was at the altar. It was the age of arranged marriages, when the bride’s parents anxiously looked around for eligible bachelors in the community. Eligibility meant...
By Mary Kuriyan
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11 Apr 2014

Pushing Forward – Stephen Mariano

Stephen Mariano was 19 when his father, Joe, was diagnosed with brain cancer. It was a difficult time, but despite the emotional roller coaster, Mariano and his family found that focusing on a goal helped with the process. Joe was...
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11 Apr 2014

The Art of Touching the Sky – Jonathan Wener

There’s a rainbow-hued collage hanging in the lobby of Canderel, one of the most influential real estate companies in the country, and I can’t stop looking at it. It’s not until I sit down for my interview with Jonathan Wener,...
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07 Feb 2014

Margaret Atwood – A Life Shaped By Words

Margaret Atwood doesn’t like being put on a pedestal, but that’s where she seems to always find herself. Seated in the consul general’s office in the back of the Greek consulate in Toronto, away from the last remnants of a...
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05 Feb 2014

10 People Who Will Change Your Life

Haven’t yet lost that dreadful muffin top or made amends with your latest friend-turned-foe? Nowhere near achieving the relationship or career you so desperately want, need? We called upon the experts to crank up our happy-o-meter with motivational tips that...
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